Calabria is 1.34× the size of Murcia
Calabria (region of Italy) covers about 15,100 km² (5,840 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,100km²Calabria
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Calabria
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 75% of the size of Calabria.
- Calabria is larger by 3,810 km² (1,470 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Calabria is about 0.49, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Calabria also has the larger population: 1.9 million against 1.6 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 139 in Murcia against 129 in Calabria: Murcia is 1.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,550 km apart.
- Together Calabria and Murcia cover 26,400 km², close to the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,810 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Calabria would have 2.1 million people (it has 1.9 million). At Calabria's density, Murcia would have 1.5 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Calabria's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than Murcia's.
- Calabria is the 10th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Calabria would have about 7,770 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Calabria and Murcia would cover 26,400 km², about the same size as Equatorial Guinea.
- Together they have 3.5 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
Side by side
| Calabria | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 15,100 km²5,840 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 15,200 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 20in Italy | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 20in Italy | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 129 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Catanzaro | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Calabria is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12